Carton or container for incandescent mantles.



APPLICATION FILED JULY I6. 3915,

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PA ENT @FFIGE.

GEDRGE E. I-IULSE, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SAFETY CAR HEATING- & LIGHTING COMPANY, A GOBPOBIATION 033 NEW JERSEY.

CARTON OR CONTAINER FOR INGANDESCEN'I. MANTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented A11 20, 1918.

Application filed July 16, 1915. Serial No. 460,152.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HULSE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Cartons or Containers for Incandescent Mantles, of which the following is a description.

This invention relates to cartons or containers for mantles for incandescent burners, and, particularly, to a container for such mantles by means of which the latter can be safely transported, will be protected from injury during handling, and applied to the burner without fear of injury or destruction.

Among the objects of my invention may be noted the following: to provide a carton or container for incandescent mantles by means of which the mantle may be safely packed and retained in the carton for transportation; to provide a carton with means for retaining the mantle and suspending the same therein, without cont-act of the mantle with any of the parts of the carton; to provide a carton for mantles by means of which the latter may be applied to the burner without handling the mantle, and by which the retaining means or shield for the mantle may be automatically removed from the latter after it is attached to the burner; to provide a means by which the mantle may be packed for transportation, storage, etc., and by which, when it is desired to apply the mantle to the burner, the same can be so packed and applied without fear of the hands of the user engaging or contacting with any part of the mantle; and to provide a simple, compact, and effective means for protecting, packing, transporting and applying an incandescent mantle to the carton and to the burner, and one which is capable of carrying out the foregoing purposes.

With the above objects in view, and others which will be detailed during the course of this description, my invention consists in the parts, features, elements, and the combinations thereof hereinafter described and claimed.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have provided drawings wherein.

Figure 1 is 'a view showing in elevation a ortion of the burner-tip and mantle-support, and the carton, with part broken away to show its contained mantle; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the parts shown 111 Fig. l with the cover of the carton removed, parts broken away, and illustrating a step in the method of applying a mantle to the mantlesupport of the burner-tip;

Fig. 8 is an elevation showing the burnertip, mantle-support, mantle and shield, and illustrating an advanced step in the application of the mantle to the burner;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, substantially on the line 4%: of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the mantle shield showing another form of my invention;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but illustrating a different form of my invention; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail illustrating another means by which the shield is made resilient.

pack to prevent breakage, and equally (lilticult to handle in applying the sai'ne to the burner without injury. liy my invention I am enabled not only to pack and transport incandescent mantles with a minimum breakage; but, in applying the mantle to the burner, the liability of breakage or injury is reduced to a minimum. These desirable results are obtained by the .u'leans shown in the drawings, wherein the numeral 1 indicates the carton or container, and :3 the cover thereof. The carton may be made of any suitable material; but, for simplicity, economy, and ease of manufacture, it is preferably made of some stiff paper, cardboard. or composition such as papier mzich, etc.

For cooperation with the mantle, and to retain the same in the carton, I employ a more or less resilient or springy shield or protector, the same being shown in the drawings as consisting of the strip of resilient material 3, the normal tendency of which is to open outwardly, and which is made of a material having, as an inherent characteristic, the ability to flex outwardly and thus release the mantle a, when said fiber, or other shield is released from the carton. The material of the shield 25, instead of being inherently resilient, as noted, may be made of a n'iatcrial susceptible of treatment to render the same resilient "to asuitable degree and cause it to flex outwardly automatically so as to be normally open. In order to retain the mantle withiiithe carton, the shield is wrapped about the mantle and is pro vided with a 'plurality of apertures 5 which may be of any suitable shape corresponding to the shape of the radial lugs 6 on the mantle-holder 7, the latter, as'shown in the drawings, consisting of the circular member having the inwardly projecting lugs 8, formed in continuity with the lugs 6, which cooperate and interlock with the sockets v9 ofthe tip or mantle-support 10 at the terminal end of the burner 11. Preferably, the shield is provided at each end thereof with an open end slot or aperture 12, which com- .bine, when the shield is in operative position, to produce an aperture for the reception of one of the lugs 6 of the mantleholder, see Figs. 2 and 3.

' As before stated, the shield 3 may be composed of resilient material, or material made resilient in anysuitable' way. I may, however, make the shield of a materialhaving no, or a very small modicum of, resiliency,

and apply thereto an elastic strip of metal, suitable'material 13, either by gluing the same thereto or securing the same in a pocket formed by applying a band of any suitable material 1/ to the shield over the strip, the said band being pasted or otherwise secured to the shield, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. his elasticstrip may be applied to either side of the shield, and at anypoint in the width thereof, and may extend to any extent desired along the length thereof. If the strip 13 is composed of material susceptible of being glued to the shield 3, the band 14 may be omitted; and, in some instances, I may find it desirable or economical to secure the strip, or band, or both, in place by a suitable metallic fastener. According to another form of my invention, see Fig. 5, I may make the shield of material having a small modicum of elasticity and app y to the body of the shield, on either side thereof, an inelastic cord, strip or band 15, extending, substantially, to one end of said shield and along the length thereof to any desired extent, and having a loose end 16 to be grasped by the operator or user of the mantle. This manipulating device may be applied by means of glue, or other fastening media. 'By this means, the shield, when released from the carton, may be stripped by handfrom themant-le'without contact of the hand with the latter "In either of the forms of Figs. 5, 6, 7', the strip or cord-may be applied to either the'inside or outsideof theshield, and many position desired with reference to the top and bottom thereof.

From the foregoing description, it Wlll be seenthat the essence of my inyent onresides in "the combination of a shield with ing without'contact of the hand therewith.

This will be understood from thefollowing description of the mode of operatlon, as illustrated in part by the drawings:

.When the mantle is to be acked, it is placed with its holder, or the ugs thereof, upon some suitable rest or support. The

"shield is then grasped in the two hands of the operative and 'made to encircle the shield, the radial lugs 6 entering the apertures 5 and 12 of the shield. The operative then slides the carton over the mantle and shield, thus combined. The cover is then appl ed. The mantle is now ready for transportation, storage, or other manipulation, and the shield, by expanding, engages with consideirable friction with the inside of the carton, the open ended slots 0r apertures 12 perml ting such expansion. The shield may be made co-extensive" with the depth of the carton, so that, when the cover 2 is applied, no movement of the shield is permitted. The mantle is thus held by its lugs 6 firmly by the shield within the carton, and is capable of little or no'moyement therein. -When it is desired to apply the mantle to the burner, the cover of the carton is removed and the carton is lifted to position such that the mantle-support 10 will project'within the mantle, and the lugs 8 of the holder Will. be in position to be set within the sockets 9 of said support, this being accomplished by an upward, and then a circular, movement, as is well understood in applying mantles to this type of burner. The operative then draws down upon the carton l, whereupon the mantle and shield are gradually liberated, as shown 'in"Fig. 2, and, when the carton has been entirely removed from the shield, the latter will automatically expand and strip itself'from the mantle, asshown in Fig. 3, and drop to the floor 'or into the hands of the operative This operation will occur particularly when shields of the type illustrated in Figs/1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 are enrployed, and to a lesser degree when ashield of the'type illustrated in Fig. 5, employed.

If the shield of Fig. does not completely strip itself automatically from the mantle, by reason of its small modicum of elasticity, the operator takes hold of the loose end 16 of the strip 15 and pulls upon said loose end of the strip 15, so as to open the shield sufliciently to cause it to drop away from the mantle.

From the foregoing, it will be understood that the hands of the operator will never engage, or contact with, the mantle from the time it is set for application of the shield to the time it is applied to the burner, the means by which this desirable result is accomplished constituting an important fea ture of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a carton, a resilient mantle shield adapted to encircle the mantle lree of the latter and to be inserted in the carton and frictionally engage the same, said shield having means adjacent one end for retaining the mantle within the carton.

2. In combination With an incandescent mantle, a holder for the mantle, a shield having a form enabling it to encircle the mantle free of the latter, said shield having means adapting it to be frictionally held in a carton, and means for supporting the holder.

3. In combination with an incandescent mantle, a shield for encompassing the mantle, means between the shield and mantle for supporting the latter, a carton for receiving the shield and mantle, and means whereby, when the mantle is removed from the carton, the shield will be automatically stripped from the mantle.

4:. In combination with an incandescent mantle, a shield coiled about the mantle out of touch therewith, means between the shield and mantle for supporting the latter, a carton for receiving the shield and mantle, said shield having means whereby, when the mantle is removed from the carton, it may be stripped from the mantle.

5. In combination with a carton for receiving incandescent mantles, a shield having a form enabling it to encompass the mantle out of touch with the latter, and having means for retaining it within the carton, and also having means for suspending the mantle within the carton.

6. In combination with a carton for receiving incandescent mantles, a shield surrounding the mantle and having means enabling it to normally free itself from the mantle and for retaining it within the carton, and also having means for supporting the mantle against movement in the carton.

7. A shield for incandescent mantles hav-- ing means for engaging and -supporting the mantle, and also having means by which it may be automatically stripped from the mantle.

8. A shield for incandescent mantles having means for supporting the mantle, and also having means enabling it to be coiled about the mantle free thereof, and also hav ing means whereby the shield may be stripped from the mantle.

9. In combination with a carton, an incandescent mantle having a holder provided with radial lugs, a resilient shield surrounding said mantle and holder and having apertures for cooperation with the lugs, whereby the mantle may be supported and protected by the shield and the resiliency of the latter will hold it in the carton.

10. In combination with a carton for incandescent mantles, a shield formed to normally expand into frictional engagement with the carton when placed in the latter, said shield having means by which to support a mantle holder, a mantle suspended within the shield through the medium of its holder and said holder having means co operating with the shield for suspending the mantle within. the latter, the characteristic oi the shield enabling it to expand into JI'rictional engagement with the carton, also enabling it to strip itself from the holder and mantle when removed from the carton, substantially as described.

GEORGE E. HULSE.

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